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Tag Archives: Snopes
5.3.2013
Of Schools, Skepticism, and Snopes
By now, I’m sure many of you have seen the alleged “science quiz” making the rounds on the Internet — the one that says dinosaurs lived with people and that an Apatosaurus is the best explanation for the Leviathan of / read more…
Posted in Education / Pseudoscience
Tagged in creationism / critical thinking / education / pseudoscience / Snopes
3.16.2013
Trusting the Internet
A few weeks back, I stirred up a bit of controversy when some people thought I was showing a liberal bias by debunking some social media posts. One of the sources I generally pick to make a quick check on / read more…
Posted in Conspiracy Theories / TV & Media / Urban Legends
Tagged in George Bush / Guerrilla Skepticism / liberal bias / Mitt Romney / Snopes / Snopes got Snoped / trusted source / worldtruth.tv
1.7.2013
Kitty Werthmann: History Distorted
When doing my usual check of “What’s New” on snopes.com, I came across a recent entry for an email from one Kitty Werthmann, purporting to tell her story of living through the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, also known / read more…
Posted in Conspiracy Theories / TV & Media
Tagged in bad history / great depression / guns / kitty werthmann / nazis / schlafly / Snopes
12.6.2012
The Gullibility of Facebook
A couple of weeks ago I brought up the story of the Michigan cougar, and a trail cam photograph of said beastie taken in June of this year. As it turns out, it didn’t take long before the trail cam / read more…
Posted in Technology
Tagged in cryptid / Facebook / Facecrooks / Snopes
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